&B/U- TROPIC CALIFORM . 1 . 
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J'OMthtrts California. 
TU8TEN OITT. 
A TIlRIVINtJ HBTTl.KMKNT IN TIIK SASHA 
ANA VAI.LKT. 
The town-fcitc of Tuatin wan formerly 
owin-.l by Mr. C. Tustin, an enterprising 
ami librral gentleman who, about six year** 
•go, ih-niiled to aub-dividu and soil ft in , 
small lota to so tilers wlio wished to engage 
in semi-tropical fruit culture. Tire laud 
proved to bo well adapted for this purpose, 
and was speedily purchased by a el us* of 
people who developed the roaonrues of the 
J largo portion of their means in laying out 
l their places, and worked almost incessantly, 
but during a recent visit to miiiiu twenty 
1 places wo failed to find olio discontented 
; person. 
THIS «Olt. .V Nil ritODl/lTIONS. 
Thu soil is generally a rich loom; but In 
some place* clay predominates. Little 
irrigation i* actually r.upiirrd; but most of 
the Holtlrr-i irrigate to a greater or leas 
legree. livery variety of fruit known in 
temperate and Bemi-tropioal regions thrives 
luxuriantly,anil aoineof the finest specimens 
of corn, potatoes, and rout* on exhibition ! 
at the Los Angeles fair cam's from Tustin. 
non; quince* and lemons, from II. Maxy; 
Geneva and Lisbon lemons, from Mr. Wil- 
00*5 *hn Urges! orange ever grown in I-o* 
Angel.-* county, from Mr. Preble: corn, 
from Messrs. Snow ft Adams and several 
other parties. There was besides • general 
s-s-irttni'iit of root*, grains, beans, etc., 
allowing tho capability of the soil for the 
production of these ail idea. The credit of 
collecting the exhibit* belongs to Mr. H. 
K. Snow, who spent several days in boxing 
and shipping them. 
il.iWAttC awd MX-ATIO* nr Tran*. 
Tuatln la really a portion of Santa Ana, 
and doc* not boast of any extensive mer- 
Taui'idt f‘u* k, bus Am. 
rich valley m a manner which astonished. Tho whole nxliibit from this section was 
tin-old settler* who would probably have highly creditable, ar.d aurprisn.l and dc- 
Old you ll.ul lli« land „„l, 51 (or *.»«- I.ul.tml ,Uln. .IikIeu MrK.p, of th. 
mg. Jtut the new .••liner* thought other Supromu (Wl. of California, -.aid in the 
wuc, and ploughed deep and cultivated , priMatiOO of thfl writer that when ho had ait 
thoroughly, id an ted orchards ami vitiryafds, 1 opportunity lie should vi«il and thoroughly 
erected haooaoBW cotUg.is, fin* rcaidoltaiui, J inapent the region which could produce 
church and Softool buddings, nnd to-day | such a magnificent varmty of fruiU and 
tln.-rc is no portion of our county whichmreals j and many other distinguished 
prevents greater attractions, or lit* ft more j visitors expressed tbwnaelves in a similar 
promising tuture than Tustiu. manner. The prim ipal article* or. exhibi- 
io accomplish anything on a barren tion wore as follows: pumpkins, gmpe*, 
twenty-acre tract in TusMti, or any other and apples, from Snow A Adam*, gi.p-- 
portioo of I..os Angeles county, n-julraaland apples, from P. Pott#; apples, from I. 
money and hard wo.k for several years. .1. Colby; a branch of line Navol ..rang.», 
lh. autilers expended, in many cases, ajfrom j! Lyons; apples, from Homer Jod 
cantile establishment*, {totals, or other ad* 
in not* of a town. There are, however, two 
stores,acho». I-houses, and a poatuffice. It 
is probable that it will have a railroad sta¬ 
tion shortly, a* at present writing it seems 
likidy that the S uthern Pacific railroad 
will Iw extended from il» present tertninun 
at Santa Ana to San Diego, paaaing near 
the heart of the settlement. 
Tho climate of Tusttu ia healthy and 
agreeable the g»c*l»r tttwliim of Uw year; 
but m the fall and spring then* am a few 
day« during which a violent wind sweeps 
1 through the Santa Alia valley, at tour a 
| doing considerable damage. A system of 
